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Kenney. a roadhouse keeper :\t the mouth ot Like creek. in the Vent tut listrict, has b-gun Miit through in* attorney. K K Ritchie of Seward, to recover dun j;vrt- tr«ui five miiiPr.* who attempted ?-■ hang him It appears a miner iihin lt;i (.'one let'i a poke containing 63»HX» in *.iu-t at the loadhuiise. having forgotten it. When Cone noted his loss. h* returned t«» the roadhouse, but the p ke had disappeared. Suspicion f. li on Kenney, who denied the theft A vigilance committee sat on the oa-e and decided to use heroic measures. A rope was secured and Kenney wa- hoisted from the ground several t lines. He maintained his innocence of the crime, and was finally cut down. Kenny thinks hois entitled to ?2o,fkm toi having his neck stretched without warrant of law. The case will probably come up at the first term of court to be hold in Valdez
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Valdez Alaska Prospector
Valdez, Alaska, US
Thu, Dec 12, 1907
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AK, USA 14 Jun 2023
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